October 22, 2013

Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel has dropped the fourth in the 2013 Heisman Trophy race, based on odds released Tuesday by Bovada sports book (www.Bovada.lv), and also finds himself losing ground to Baylor counterpart Bryce Petty, who climbed to No. 5 in the updated odds offered by the site.

Manziel, the 2012 Heisman winner, received odds of 12/1 to become a repeat winner. Before last week’s 45-41 loss to Auburn, Manziel was given 5/1 odds. Petty, who has his team at No. 8 in the BCS standings with a 6-0 record, received 20/1 odds Tuesday and was one of only five players to be assigned individual odds in the Heisman races.

In terms of the BCS national championship race, Baylor (6-0, 3-0 in Big 12) ranked as the fifth favorite, with odds of 10/1. That marked an improvement over last week’s 12/1 odds. The top four teams, in order: top-ranked Alabama (8/5), Oregon (7/4), Florida State (3/1) and Ohio State (15/2).